Thirty Twenty Ten

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A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded with forgotten movies, timeless TV episodes and songs best left to the past. We'll examine TV, movies, music and video games from the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Come remember with us!

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Updated Dec 26, 2025
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Jul 20, 2019 · 1 hr 41 min
Muppets Go to Space, Nemo Goes to Slumberland, and Harry Potter Goes to Hogwarts... For the Sixth Time: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jul12-18
Nickelodeon goes West, The Wheel comes back, Little Nemo is more than just a game, Andy Cohen begins to ask the tough questions, somebody kills Dumbledore, Gonzo might not be from Earth, and Tom Cruise is vengefully thirsty! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Jul 15, 2019 · 2 hr 12 min
Having Sex with Pies, Bruno Incites a Gay Panic and Bernie Lomax is Dead: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jul 5 -11
Lethal Weapon declares diplomatic immunity, Ernest goes to Splash Mountain, daytime soaps are about to get really weird, how to get your free computer, Weekend at Bernie's is not without its charm, Bruno's quest to be fabulous, Reno 911 closes its doors, and American Pie triumphs in a world without infinite access to free porn. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Jul 5, 2019 · 1 hr 43 min
Karate Kid Boes Bonsai, South Park sings and Larry David is Woody Allen - Thirty Twenty Ten: Jun 28 - Jul 4
Will Smith gets his first taste of failure, American celebrates Independence Day with a complete lack of television content, South Park concocts its biggest episode yet, Johnny Depp makes a crappy gangster movie, yet another ice age, YOU WILL BELIEVE A DOG CAN TALK and the Daniel-san Saga is closed... for now. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Jun 25, 2019 · 1 hr 47 min
The Worst Transformers, Adam Sandler Raises a Kid, and Pop Culture is Changed Forever by Big Bat: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jun 21-27
Batman is quite possibly the most important movie ever, Doug says goodbye, Fred Durst has his reasons for doing it all, the Transformers movies get even worse, Adam Sandler makes one of his most grounded film to date, and Michael Jackson's death completely overshadows Farrah Fawcett's. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Jun 20, 2019 · 1 hr 45 min
Tarzan is in Disney's heart, Jack Black Goes Back in Time, and Does Busting Feel that Good the Second Time Around: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jun 14-20
Counter-Strike debuts... slowly, Harry Potter and the First Sequel, Disney produces its most modern public domain animation adaption in decades, Married with Children loses an episode, Stephen King lives his on fiction, Cher yearns for time travel, Harold Ramis makes an unfunny comedy (no, not that one, and the Ghostbusters get back together... but at what cost?! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Jun 13, 2019 · 1 hr 32 min
Robin Williams Teaches Poetry, Austin Powers Shags a Spy, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers Release their 19th Consecutive Song About California - Thirty Twenty Ten: Jun 6-13
The world is introduced to its first robotic anthology TV host in the form of The Cryptkeeper, you will believe Denzel Washington is Walter Matthau, Timothy Dalton steps into the shoes of Bond, Robin Williams reads poems, Austin Powers is still horny, and the crew of the Enterprise meet God
Jun 1, 2019 · 2 hr 27 min
Deep Space Nine Says Goodbye, Hulk Hogan made a movie, and the Highest Grossing Comedy of All-Time: Thirty Twenty Ten - May 30 - Jun 6
It's a big week for Star Trek and PC games! Plus the first in a comedy trilogy, the worst book-to-movie adaptation in all of history, the PlayStation goes analog, Christianity's stab at Who Framed Roger Rabbit, America's Funniest Videos 2.0 is a decade old, Conan O'Brien takes the reins of television's most prestigious franchise, and other harbingers of horrible things to come! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
May 24, 2019 · 1 hr 43 min
Pixar's First Miscarriage, Julia Robert Falls for Hugh Grant, and Third Time's a Charm for Indiana Jones - Thirty Twenty Ten: May 24-30
It's Eurovision time again, James Bond joins Indiana Jones, Julia Roberts dares to challenge Darth Maul, Home Improvement, Jay Leno and Mad About You conclude (for now), Pixar aims older and Sam Raimi returns to horror! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
May 21, 2019 · 2 hr 8 min
Pain Don't Hurt Patrick Swayze, Christian Bale finds Salvation in the Terminator series, and Who was the Phantom Menace?! - Thirty Twenty Ten - May 17-23
here's a new Star Wars movie for the first time in over a decade! Surely it will be good... meanwhile Roadhouse is the superior bad movie, the dawn of Toonces, Small Wonder dies, Punch-Out has some new moves, Owen Hart dies, Glee debuts as does the worst Terminator movie until the next one! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
May 15, 2019 · 2 hr 23 min
Ninja Turtles Meet Nintendo, Stanley Tucci Gets his Puck On, and the End of Everything: Thirty Twenty Ten - May 10-16
A whole bunch of television shows say goodbye, the world's first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, the most notable 90s movie is literally Shakespearean, Ricky Martin introduces us to the loca life, TV movie cheese galore, Will Ferrell headlines the most star-studded SNL sketch of all-time, and Swamp Thing is back, baby! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
May 2, 2019 · 2 hr 2 min
Star Trek Gets Rebooted, Kevin Costner Builds a Diamond, and Tracey Flick Deserves to Win: Thirty Twenty Ten May 3-9
Newsradio calls it quits, The Mummy returns again but for the first time, Dad's everywhere shed a tear for a baseball game in a cornfield, we've found blackmail material on Kirk Cameron, wrestling invades Must-See TV, Scrubs sorta says goodbye, SNL introduces some Mother Lovers and and this ain't yo daddy's Star Trek! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
May 1, 2019 · 1 hr 56 min
Jay Leno Meets Mr Miyagi, Saul Goodman Meets Walter White, and the World Meets Spongebob Squarepants: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 26-May 2
Disney World's third park is open for business, Janet Jackson unites with Busta Rhymes, Saul Goodman makes his Breaking Bad debut, Home Movies cheats on adult swim, McDreamy is a 1980's pizza gigolo, Jim Belushi is upstaged by a dog while Sean Connery is outshone by laser buttz, and perhaps the worst Marvel movie of the decade! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Apr 25, 2019 · 1 hr 50 min
Pets Resurrect, Nintendo's Got a Brand New Console, and the Long Awaited Follow Up to Arrested Development - Thirty Twenty Ten: Apr 19-25
Plenty of dull movies, television is the pits, but we have some great music releases. Oh, and the world suffer numerous tragedies across the decades. It's a very macabre Thirty Twenty Ten! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Apr 13, 2019 · 1 hr 50 min
John Cusack Lifts a Boombox, Jason Statham Shoots Crank, Jerri Black Goes Back in School: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 12-18
Wayne Gretzky retires, Matthew Perry dies and is then reborn as Zac Effron, Grey Gardens gets a prequel, Gooby is weird, a much different Titanic movie, and Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy teaming up should've been much more remarkable. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Apr 6, 2019 · 1 hr 29 min
Charlie Sheen Joins the Majors, The Superior Mall Cop Movie and the Worst Thing Ever to Happen to Dragonball: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 5-11
Major League scores, Dragonball gets its worst movie while Seth Rogen gets his best, Parks and Recreation debuts, Robert Guillaume was ahead of his time, we don't know anything about Hannah Montana, Drew Barrymore has never been kissed, and will young people go to Go?! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Mar 29, 2019 · 2 hr 15 min
Keanu Enters the Matrix, A Fast and Furious Reunion, and Winona Ryder is the Only Veronica - Thirty Twenty Ten: Mar 29-Apr 4
Lady Gaga debuts her poker face while TLC comes out against scrubs, The Matrix roots itself permanently in 1999, Heathers becomes the most underrated movie of the 1980s, the family is back for a fourth Fast, Sinbad becomes an early ally, terrible Disney music and the worst Oscars telecast of all-time! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Mar 21, 2019 · 1 hr 40 min
Flight of the Conchords is Grounded, Futurama Debuts, and Shelly Long Commands the Troops: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 21-28
Exxon spills some Oil, Flight of the Conchords concludes on HBO a decade before Tenacious D debuts, Troop Beverly Hills is an underrated classic, Betty White loves opioids, Doug's first and last movie, and John Cena goes a dozen rounds as gamers reaquaint themselves with Wrestlemania Legends. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Mar 13, 2019 · 1 hr 37 min
Chevy Chase lives, Guy Pearce Eats People, and Nic Cage Knows Knowing: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 15-21
Farscape debuts while Battlestar Galatica concludes, Cher becomes the world's oldest hit-maker, Pokemon snaps back, Everquest begins recruiting, Party Down arrives, Fletch lives, but not for much longer, Ravenous is really cool, the mom from Full House makes a rare appearance, and the Academy Awards get more divisive than ever! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago
Mar 8, 2019 · 2 hr 14 min
Terry Gilliam's Second Best Movie, Tom Hardy Bears All, and Whatcha Gonna Do When Wing Commander Comes For You: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 8-14
Fox's second oldest show debuts while Webster says goodbye, Tom Hardy starts a prison break, babies can talk, Jon Stewart does what the news won't, the debut of Capcom's second best-selling game, the Wii savior that wasn't, and another Disney remake falls flat
Mar 1, 2019 · 2 hr 8 min
Morgan Freeman Cleans Up a School, Robert and Billy Crystal Get Analytical, and Who Watched the Watchmen: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 1-7
Chip and Dale have new jobs, Cruel Intentions is all high schoolers can think about, The Coreys combine forces yet again, Maxis cuts the ribbon on Sim City, Harold Ramis' highest grossing movie ever, Stanley Kubrick dies, the most anticipated/dreaded comic book adaptation of all-time, U2 won't go away, and Japan has a new superhero game and we don't! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.